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i <br /> a~ it . <br /> s s s s <br /> r - <br /> March 30, 20 1 <br /> CONTACT: Bob Krebs, Coordinator, ODOT High Speed Rail Project, (503)-986-4169 <br /> Cathy Briner, Eugene Planning and Development, (541) 682-5048 <br /> From Public I formation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> 2-PAGE FAX <br /> OREGONtANS TAKING THE TRAIN IN RECORD NUMBERS <br /> New, ore convenient Amtrak service in the Willamette Valley is paying off in steadily <br /> increasing rid rship. <br /> Accor ing to figures compiled by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), <br /> passenger tra n ridership between Eugene and Portland was up 30 percent between October <br /> and Decemb r 2000 compared to the same three-month period in 1999. The ODOT figures <br /> showed 8,49 passengers in October 2000, 9,187 passengers in November 2000, and 10,419 <br /> passengers i December 2000, for a total of 28,100 passengers during the three month-period. <br /> That compar s to 21,628 passengers from October through December 1999. <br /> The u ward trend continued in January and February, with 6,769 riders in January, a 10 <br /> percent incre se from the year before, and 7,365 riders in February, a 27 percent increase. <br /> The total ride ship for the five months from October through February was 42,234. <br /> Most f the increased ridership was on the new and improved Cascades service, which <br /> debuted in O tober 2000 with 5:45 and 9:30 a.m. departures from Eugene to Albany, Salem <br /> and Portland nd return service from Portland to Eugene at 5:30 and 9 p.m. In addition to <br /> cpnvenience, the new service offers comfortable accommodations with many of the "high tech" <br /> features that business travelers prefer. <br /> <br /> r' <br /> (more) <br /> public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX; (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />